Cruising the Northern Abaco Cays

In early May we departed Hope Town and had a nice 3-hour sail down to Treasure Cay. We spent three days at Treasure Cay as the weather was still not cooperating. It was blowing 15 to 25 Knots out of the Northeast making passage around Whale Cay impossible. The weather has been unusually windy this […]

Quick 2014 Summer Update

I just wanted to post a quick update on our situation. We dropped off “Odyssey,” our Beneteau 361, at the Fernandina Beach City Marina the third week of June. Our Annapolis Yacht broker, Tim Wilbricht of Annapolis Yacht Sales, and crew picked up Odyssey and sailed offshore around Cape Hatteras and then up the Chesapeake […]

Velcro Beach, Florida

Vero Beach, FL is fondly referred to by the cruising community as “Velcro Beach.”  This is because the Vero Beach municipal marina is set up very well to accommodate cruisers. It is so easy to stay here that the area acts like “Velcro” for cruisers as people end up staying here for much longer than […]